[EmptyPocs]

Originally Posted by bluffedby27offsuit

switching to limit was just a way to minimize the size of each pot, therefore keeping the pots smaller (hopefully). the only issue i see with pot limit is the need to keep running tabs on the pot and reminding people every time they ask. i could see that getting on some nerves.

That would be pot-limit, not limit. Limit is regulated by using a single $value bet pre flop and flop, and 2x that amount on the turn and river.
Nobody has to keep track of how much is in the pot except you (if you want to win )

[shadesofgrey]

Originally Posted by guinness

You can try Pot Limit for holdem as well. Pots can still get big, but not as big, and people can't usually go all-in preflop if that occurred alot in your game.

I've had homes try this and you lose a decent amount of time with the dealer having to count the pot in order to make a pot sized bet.

I prefer NL... Limit is spread all over oregon and washington - so if i want a limit game I go to the casino.

I think the problem has been nailed... the blinds are too high in relation to the starting amount.

[wijwij]

My weekly game evolved over time. We started playing limit and did that alone for almost 2 years. Then we added sit-n-go for some no-limit play that still kept maximum losses limited. Now we play just no-limit and the group is unlikely to want to go back to limit.

You should first ask if they want to play limit.

If the answer is they'd prefer to play no limit, I think the suggestions about lowering the blinds are good. Also, set a maximum buy-in (not a minimum buy-in.) We find if the max buy-in is $10 our blinds need to be 5c/10c. If the max buy-in is $20, then blinds of 10c/20c or 10c/25c work.

For 10c/25c, you can use chips like this: 10c/25c/$1/$5. The small blind chip is rarely used so you don't need to give people too many of them. Two quarters gets five dimes if people need to make change.

For 10c/20c, you can use chips like this: 10c/50c/$2.50 (white = 1 dime, red = 5 dimes, green = 25 dimes). I've done that and it mimics a $1/$2 game divided by ten.

For a $25 buy-in, a limit game would work very nicely with blinds 25c/50c and bets of 50c and $1 after the turn. I play such a game every couple of weeks and people sometimes bust out but it's pretty rare. For that, I'd suggest using 25c/50c/$1/$5 chips. A starting chip stack like 10 x .25, 15 x .50, 15 x 1.00 = $25.

[Captn_All_In]

I agree with most of the others...your blinds are to large compared to the buy in, having said that you could always increase the minimum, but if that does not suit your players then lower the blinds.

I don't know your players so I am mearly making a guess here, but I think the reason for the bustouts is partially due to players lack of knowledge when they consider the blinds to bet size, bet size/stack size, or bet size/pot size ratios...meaning that some people don't get why betting $5 into a .75¢ isn't always the best move, or that betting $15 out of your $20 stack pretty much commits all of your money to the pot. It might be a good idea to talk to your players about bet sizes if you see them making outrageous bets in odd situations, in as casual a way as possible.

Now, my most successful games have been .05¢/.10¢ NL with a $10 min buy-in, and a .05¢/$1 spread limit with a $25 min buy-in; in both cases players can risk more if they feel like gambling, but there aren't any fist fights that break out of the amount of money lost at the table.

[drake]

I like playing all types of poker.

BUT, the average player today likes tourneys.

$5,10,20, up to $100 dollars is the way to go!

If your game eventually moves to a No Limit Cash Game, Good For You.

No Limit is easiest to play but also has the most swings.